Health, Seniors and Active Living

Keeping our promises. Real progress for health care.

Budget 2018 puts Manitoba's economy on the road to recovery and provides a solid plan for making Manitoba the most improved province in Canada.

We're investing in priorities that support consistent, reliable health-care services across Manitoba including:

• investing the highest level of financial support ever for Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living at $6.2 billion including $3.89 billion for front-line care provided by the regional health authorities;
• investing an additional $14 million for the Home Cancer Drug Program;
• reducing ambulance fees to $340 from $425;
• creating 60 full-time paramedic positions in communities across Manitoba;
• increasing funding for renal dialysis by $7.7 million to expand access to care for people with end-stage kidney disease;
• enhancing the Manitoba Newborn Screening Program with an increased investment of $421,000 to Cadham Provincial Laboratory; and
• spending more than $10.4 million on nine projects including:
• Selkirk Hospital,
• Holy Family Personal Care Home,
• Flin Flon ER redevelopment,
• Brandon Hospital bed expansion,
• Diagnostic Imaging Building at Health Sciences Centre,
• Ste. Rose du Lac Primary Health Care Centre,
• Women's Hospital,
• Dauphin Emergency Department redevelopment, and
• a primary care information system.